Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-06-23
w. c. L. U. DEPARTMENT.
EDITED BY THE woMAN's CHRIS.
TIAN TEMPERANCE UNION.
For God, and Home, and Native
Land"
CONVENTION NOTES.

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In company with Miss Flora b.
Siler we FASTENED at once 10 the
church where we received the ben.
eft of the Last part of an executive
meeting. a few words from the
State President and prayer by Mrs.
Duval and we were dismissed with
the feeling of greater responsibility
than ever.
The promised lecture on Hygiene
and Heredity, by DIR. Hattie Jones,
was a success. If any one failed to
admire the lecture, he could not
fail to admire the handsome speaker.
AT least two Of West Virginia's
favorite white ribboners were pres
ent, Mrs. Buell., now of Evanston,
and Mrs. Martin, of Baltimore. Mrs.
Martin referred to the estimate set
upon the w. c. I. u. by the b. &
.. officials. In order to retain Mrs.
Martin and the Misses Smith and
Sherman, they made them secreta-
ries that they might be entitled to
passes. 1t was proposed to make
their salary fifty cents, but even the
Is. ~ .. was too generous for this
and made it one hundred dollars
each. Mrs. Martin cntrcated the
ladies not to patronize the railroad
on the Sabbath.
When in her report on Social Pu-
rity, Mrs. Kendall, of Parkersburg,
said: Gan ounce of mother is worth
a pound of clergy" we noticed that
clergyman who attended all the
public sessions, dropped the paper
which he was reading ard begun
to- listen.
No change of State officers was
made except that of Vice President.
Mrs. Porter expecting to leave
the State in few months, Mrs. J..
A. Smith was elected to take her
place. Mrs. Johnson was unani-
mously reelected to the presidency.
Mrs. Moore, of Charleston, and
Miss Siler were appointed to con.
duct her to the platform. AS they
came up the aisle, the convention
arose and sang the doxoiogy. Soon
after her introduction, Mrs. Mer.
rick said that many Of the ladies had
never seen Mr.. Johnson, and were
anxious to know Mrs. Johnson's
husband. He was accordingly pre-
sented, when Mrs. Johnson grace
fully stepped forward and said that
three-fourths of the credit which
was given her belonged to him.
1t is proposed to hold session of
three days next year. Parkersburg
asked for the convention and no
other invitation being, given this
was accepted.
Some changes were made in the
superintendent ofdepartments: The
department of Union Signal and
Freeman was united with that of
Literature.
n department of finance was
created with Mrs. Sallie b. Carska.
don as Superintendent. This makes
her a member of the Executive
Committee. With her interest in
the cause, and her good sound judg.
ment on finance and business gen.
orally, our Golfers will doubtless be
overlooking.
The Presidents address appeared
in the Freeman, numerous copies
of which were scattered through
the audience. In the next issue of
the Freeman there will probably
be the address of welcome and the
response with other matters pertain
ing to the convention.
The entire session was most
harmonious one. None will re.
member it save with the pleasantcst
recollections. If there was anv
sign OF impotence, it was perhaps
justly manifested in a small execu.
tive meeting, towards the woman
with a hobby.
The editors Of West Virginia
were perhaps more complimented
than any other class Of men. Again
and again was itrepeated that if the
amendment failed of ratification, it
could not be laid at the door of the
Press. In her report on Press
Work, the superintendent stated
that thirty papers in the State are
willing to give space to the w. G.
IT.U.
A resolution eomplimenting the
editors Of the. State who have aided
the ladies by publishing w. {. T.
/ u. matter and notices Of the con-
vention was also passed
Space will not admit Of the many
interesting phases Of this ootberir,,